Decisions made by the SSA regarding fares and service have direct impacts on the pocketbooks of Vineyarders and also affect businesses and land values.

Since writing my letter (printed in the Jan. 23 Gazette) for presentation at the SSA meeting in Woods Hole on Jan. 19, I have had a long, cordial and constructive conversation with Marc Hanover about various Authority projects and plans.

I take issue with the photo you published in the article titled, “In Oak Bluffs, Rising Cost of Education Is a Worry.” The picture was from a rarel

There is much to be said about the Steamship Authority situation. This letter will only touch on a few of the most immediate issues.

Chilmark has a town meeting coming up on Feb. 2 to vote on the recommendation of the Squibnocket committee.

I am in my mid 70s, born to interracial parents, raised on the Island, now retired and living in Florida.